OPENCities is an ambitious exploratory project which aims to capitalize on the many resources that a diverse population can bring to a city without ignoring the challenges that successful integration involves. We aim to engage over a 100 cities and develop OPENCities into a kitemark for cities worldwide.

OPENCities offers 6 speaking and listening activities, including audio, as well as 4 comprehensive thematic lesson plans and accompanying worksheets ready to download.

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lesson plans 
OPENCities – Lesson 1: Different kinds of cities

Topic: European cities

Level: Intermediate +

Aims:

  • To develop students’ skills communication skills
  • To develop students' vocabulary around the topic of cities and how to describe them
  • To help students understand some of the issues and opportunities involved in moving to a new country


Introduction:
This lesson plan explores some of the issues associated with cultural and environmental adjustments and looks at some of ways in which these have impacted on the lives of migrants in different cities and countries. This is a strong underlying theme of the OPENCities project www.opencities.eu

Plan components

Lesson Plan: guide for teacher on procedure including answers to tasks.

Download lesson plan

Worksheets: exercises which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheets contain:

  • Vocabulary building tasks
  • Geographical matching activities
  • Reading activities
  • Listening activities

Download worksheets

Audio: you can download the mp3 files below

Copyright - please read
All the materials on these pages are free for you to download and copy for educational use only. You may not redistribute, sell or place these materials on any other web site without written permission from the BBC and British Council. If you have any questions about the use of these materials please email us at: teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

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Open Cities 1 - task 4 audio2.43 MB
Open Cities 1 - task 14 audio3.23 MB
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